Carburetor



June 18, 1929. G, REDM D 1,717,625

CARBURETOR Filed May 26. 1922 Patented JunelS, 1929.

UNITED STATES ALBERT G. REDMONID, F FLINT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO JACOB ii 0F FLINT, MICHIGAN. i

nIcnAnn FRANCIS,

CABZBURETOR.

Application filed May as,

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incarburetors, and more particularly to that class of carburetors in whichhigh and low speed nozzles are em: ployed in connection with a pivotedsuction controlled valve, the object being to improve the generalconstruction by forming the carburetor of an upper and lower sectiondetachably connected together in order to allow the sections to beremoved for repairing the parts.

Another and further object of the. invention is to provide a carburetorin which the, working or movable parts of the carburetor are mounted inthe upper section and the noz zles in the lower section whereby theparts of.

k that an opening is formed by drilling into the partition from beneathso as to form an air passage for the low speed nozzle.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical section through my improved construction ofcarburetor; and

Figure 2 is an elevation of the same.

In constructing a carburetor in accordance with my invention I employ anupper section 1 and a lower section 2 which aresecured together by apair of screws 3 in order to allow the sections to be readily connectedor taken apart.

The upper section is provided with a flange. 4 forming means forconnecting the same to the intake manifold of an internal combustionengine. A mixing chamber 5 is formed in the upper section in which ispivotally mounted a suction controlled valve 6 held in closed positionby a spring 7 the tension of which may be adjusted through the medium ofan adjusting screw 8, said valve being mounted on a stem 9 and providedwith a tail portion 10, as clearly, shown, for the purpose hereinafterfully described. A main air inlet 11 is provided in the upper sectionhaving a choker valve 12 mounted therein.

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The lower section 2 is provided with a central depression forming achamber 13 having a transversely arranged partition 14: provided with anopening, the partition being arranged adjacent the tail 11 of thesuction controlled valve as clearly shown., The partition is providedwith an opening 15 of a pre determined size formed by drilling, frombeneath in order to form a low speed airpassage, the drill being forcedupwardly through the vertical opening 16 formed in the lower section inwhich is arranged the low speed nozzle 17 which is provided with aneedle valve 18 for controlling the flow ofthe fuel therethroughe.

Extending upwardly from the lower sec-H tion is a high speed nozzle 19which ter1ni-;

nates adjacent the. end of the suction controlled valve 6. The lower endof thelower section is threaded as shown at 20 and is provided with ashoulder 21 against which a cup shaped bowl 22 is secured by a nut 23forming a fuel and float chamber 24. The high and low speed nozzle arein communication with the fuel chamber 24; and pivotally mounted withinthe chamber is a float 25 which is adapted to engage the needle valve 26for controlling the inlet 27 which is formed integral with thelowersection 2, as clearly shown, whereby the fuel is maintained at apredetermined level in the usual manner.

The float 25 is carriedby a'hingedmembei" 28 which engages the needlevalve 26 so as to control the supply of fuel to the bowl in a novelmanner.

In practice I preferably construct the t'u bular upper section of castiron which inp creases thelife of the sameandprovides better wearingqualities forthe working parts of the carburetor .and the lower sectioncan be I formed of either cast iron or brass and the bowl is preferablyformed of brass.

By constructing the carburetor in this manner all of the working partsof the carburetor are carried by the upper section and the fuel nozzlesand bowl are carried by the lower section and so connected to the uppersection that when the two sections are separated, the parts can bereadily assembled.

From the foregoing description it will be I seen that I have provided acarburetor formed of two sections vdetachaloly connected together insuch a manner that they can be readily assembled or taken apart forrepairing the parts, the upper section being pro- ,vided with a mixingchamber and the lower section with fuel nozzles, one of which extendsinto the upper section and the other into I amain fuel air passage whichis formed in a tion, the other section being provided witha'.chamber'separated by a partition arranged partition by a drill frombeneath whereby the carburetor can be manufactured very cheaply.

What I claim is 1. A carburetor comprising two sections detachablyconnected together, the upper section being provided with a mixingchamber 1 and a suction controlled valve and the lower section with alow and high speed nozzle, said lower section being provided with apartition having an opening into which the low speed nozzleextends. 7 V

2. A carburetor formed of two sections detachably connected together onesection being provided with a mixing chamber and a suction controlledvalve, said suction controlled valve being provided w1th a tailporadjacent the tail of said suction controlled of said valve.

3. A carburetor formed of an upper section and a lower sectiondetachably connected together, said upper section being provided withEtl'l'tlll inlet, mixing chamber and means for connecting the same totheintake of an -mternal combustion engine, a suction conv trolled valvemounted in said upper section having a tail portion, the lower sectionbeing provided witha chamber divided by a parti tion having an opening,the partition being arranged ad acent the tailof saldsuotion controlledvalve, a fuelbowl surrounding said lower section, fuel nozzles extendingfromf saidfuel bowl, one of said nozzles extending into said opemng andthe-other nozzle extending into the uppersection and terminatingadjacent said suction controlled valve.

at. A carburetor formed of an upper and lower section detachablyconnected together, the upper section being tubular in form and havingmeans at its upper end for connecting the same to an internal combustionengine videdwith an opening, a fuel bowl surrouncL ing said lowersection, a low speed nozzle extending into said chamber beneath theopening of said partition and'a high speed nozzle ca'rriedby the lower"section extending into the uppers'ection and terminating adjacent saidsuction controlled valve;

A carburetor having a mixing chamber provid d with a suction controlledvalve, an air inlet to said carburetor, a partition in said carburetorhaving an opening forming a low'speed air passage around said valve, alow. speed nozzle arranged beneath the openingof said partition anda'high speed'nozzle arranged adjacent said suction controlled valve andterminatin adjacent the" free end thereof. v

6. A carburetor formed of two sections detachably connected together,the upper section being provided with means for connecting the same tothe intake manifold of an internal combustion engine and the lowersection being provided with a fuel bowl, a suction controlled valvemounted in the upper section and havinga tail portion, a'partitionformed in the lower section having an opening,-said"partition beingarranged adjacent the tailport-ion of said suction controlled valve, alow. speed nozzle arranged in the opening of said partition and a highspeed nozzle carried by the said lower-section eX- tending into theupper section and terminating adjacent said suction controlled valve.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atiix my signature. 7 V

' *1 ALBERT GREDMOND.

